The song Crimes Of Paris is performed by Elvis Costello in the album named Blood & Chocolate (With Bonus Disc) in the year 2002 .
I thought it was you with your optimist's view of the clock
And how it's always another day, just after twelve o'clock's struck
You said, "Now I only want you so I don't have to promise"
But tiny children in grown-up clothes whispered all the crimes of Paris
You're not the girl next-door or a girl from France
Or the cigarette girl in the sizzle hot pants
All the words of love seem cruel and cra*s
When you're tough and transparent as armored gla*s
You're everywhere, girl, in an everyday mess
Who'll pay for the crimes of Paris?
I heard that she fell for the, "Hell or to Hammer smith Blues"
In the tiny torn up pieces of his mind he's irresistible too
It's hard to say now if he's only stupid or smart
As he crawled through the door
And poured out more of his creeping Jesus heart
You're not the girl next-door or a girl from France
Or the cigarette girl in the sizzle hot pants
All the words of love seem cruel and cra*s
When you're tough and transparent as armored gla*s
You're everywhere, girl, in an everyday mess
Who'll pay for the crimes of Paris?
And it's all here and now
She hit him with that paper-weight Eiffel Tower
And I tried to hold on to you but I don't know how
And I find it hard to swallow good advice
Like going down three times to only come up twice
Come up twice
She's so convenient, he's always stiff as hair-lacquer
It's hard to discover now he's in love with her
It was her way of getting her own back
You never did anything she couldn't do on her own
You're as good as your word and that's no good to her
You'd better leave that kitten alone
She's not the girl next-door or a girl from France
Or the cigarette girl in the sizzle hot pants
All the words of love seem cruel and cra*s
When you're tough and transparent as armored gla*s
You're everywhere, girl, in an everyday mess
Who'll pay for the crimes of Paris?
Who'll pay for the crimes of Paris?
Whose gonna pay for the crimes of Paris?
Who'll pay for the crimes of Paris?
I'm gonna pay for the crimes of Paris?
Whose gonna pay for the crimes of Paris?
Elvis Costello - Blood & Chocolate (With Bonus Disc)
- Uncomplicated
- Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head
- Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?
- Blue Chair
- Battered Old Bird
- Crimes Of Paris
- Poor Napoleon
- Next Time Round
- Leave My Kitten Alone
- New Rhythm Method
- Forgive her Anything
- Seven Day Weekend
- Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo
- American Without Tears No. 2
- All These Things
- Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
- Running Out Of Fools
- Tell Mr Right Now
- Lonely Blue Boy